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Manteca woman mourns husband's death after overdose

The DEA is investigating fentanyl overdoses in several Northern California counties, 28 overdoses in Sacramento County and four suspected overdoses in San Joaquin County. A Manteca woman believes her husband is one of the victims.

The DEA is investigating fentanyl overdoses in several Northern California counties, 28 overdoses in Sacramento County and four suspected overdoses in San Joaquin County. A Manteca woman believes her husband is one of the victims.

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Updated: 1:58 AM PDT Apr 1, 2016

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WEBVTT DANA: HE SUFFERED CHRONIC PAIN DUE TO A LEG INJURY. ACCORDING T HIS WIFE, HE TURNED TO STREET ARCO. >> HE WASN' A OPIATE ADDICT BY ANY MEANS. DANA: LAST WEEK, HE TOOK A PILL THAT COST HIM HIS LIFE. >> YOU GOT SOMETHING HE THOUGHT WAS NORCO AND IT ENDED UP BEING FENTANYL AND A KILL HIM. >> I WOULD TELL HIM, FIRST OF ALL, ANYTHING YOU BUY ON THE STREET, DON'T BUY IT. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IS IN THERE. DANA: SAN JOAQUIN PUBLIC HEALTH SAYS THEY H FOR OVERDOSES. IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY, 28 PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN SIX. NOW, WE WANT SOMEONE TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND SH FEELS DAVID WILL JUST BE CLASSIFIED AS AN OVERDOSE -- AN OPIOID OVERDOSE. >> NOBODY IS INVESTIGATING IT BECAUSE THEY KNEW IT WAS AN OVERDOSE WHEN IT'S NOT. IT IS MURDER IN EVERY SENSE. WHOEVER IS MAKING THESE PILLS IS MURDERING PEOPLE. DANA: THE CORNER HAS NOT FIGURED OUT HIS CAUSE OF DEATH.

Manteca woman mourns husband's death after overdose

The DEA is investigating fentanyl overdoses in several Northern California counties, 28 overdoses in Sacramento County and four suspected overdoses in San Joaquin County. A Manteca woman believes her husband is one of the victims.